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P. ECKENROTH.

VALVE. 'APPLICATION F1LEDJuNE29.1914.

l ,3 l X563. Patented Sept. 30, 1919 PHILIP ECKENROTH, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOB. F SIX lTiVENTY- FIFTHS T0 WILBUR F. HAMILTON, OF CYNWYD, PENNSYLVANIA, AND SIX TWENTY- FIFTHS T0 FRANK J. MILON, OF WILLIAM PENN, PENNSYLVANIA.

VALVE.

Application led .Tune 29, 1914. Serial No. 847,987.

certain Improvements in Valves, of which the following isa specification. t My invention relates to valves, more parl ticularlythose of the globe type; and one object of my invention is to provide an improved structure with a no-vel form of seat and packing therefor, which structure is so designed and arranged as toprevent cutting of said seat and subsequent wire drawing of the steam or other fluid controlled by said valve. l

These features of my invention are more fully described hereinafter, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1, is a sectional elevatlon of my 1mproved valve, and

` Fig. 2, is a sectional plan view on the line l In Fig. 1 of the drawings1 represents the body of the valve, which carries the usual bonnet 2, internallyv threaded at 3 for the reception of a threaded valve stem 4; such bonnet 2 having a recess 5 receiving packing 6 for said stem, which packing maybe held in place by a gland 7 confined in place and set up by a screw cap 8. In the present instance, the stem 4 hasan enlarged head 10 at its lower end supporting a collar 11 externally threaded at 12. This collar has a shoulder 13 and carries what may be termed a compound valve piece, made up of a member 14 receiving a packing ring or gasket 15, which packing ring is confined by an annular flange 16 of said member 14. The packing ring 15 is held in place by a disk or ring 17 which is confined to the member 14 by a nut 18 on a threaded stem 19 of said member 14; a disk or ring 20 forming an additional packing element and serving as a steam or fluid retarding surface being interposed between said nut 18 and the retaining ring 17.

Carried by the usual diaphragm or wall 21 of the valve casing is a ring 22 forming a seat for the valve; said ring being shown in the present instance as threaded into said diaphragm and having an engaging surface 22l for contact by the gasket 15. It will be understood, however, that the seat, with an Specication of Letters Patent.

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engaging surface for contact with said gasket, may be integral with said wall 21. The ring 22 in the present instance is provided with a central aperture 23 of reduced area forv the passage ofsteam or other fluid; thereby preventing direct discharge. of the liquid or fluid passing through valve against valve seat, disk and gasket or packing carried by the disk. This ring carries an annular packing ring 24, supported by lugs 2 for cooperative engagement with the pl ing ring 20; said parts first engaging when the valve is being closed to cut off the passage of steam, and practically effecting such action before the gasket or packing ring 15 engages the surface 22a of the ring 22 forming the'valve seat. The ring 17 is annularly recessed at 25 adjacent the packing 15; the ring 22 is slight-ly hollowed at .26 adjacent the seat, and the packing ring 24 is cut away to the curved outline as shown at 27, and this construction of the several )arts provides an annular space or cham er 28 between the several members for the reception of any steam or other liquid leaking past the contacting surface between the packing members 20 and 24 as the valve is closing, and in which space such steam or other Huid may expand and thereby lose its cutting force.

The packing rings 20 and 24 provide steam retarding or cutting surfaces which, when worn or destroyed, may be readily renewed without diiiculty, and their presence, in the position indicated, prevents the cutting of the main gasket or packing 15 and the surface 22a of the ring 22 forming the valve seat engaged thereby. It will also be noted that the space or chamber 28 receives the initial supply of steam or other fluid leaking past the surfaces 0f the sections 2O and 24 during the operation of opening the valve. i

This annular space provides an enlarged area for the increased volume due to eXpansion of any steam, liquid, gas, or other fluid leaking past the surfaces, thereby reducing the pressure of the same, in consequence of which the engagement of the packing or gasket 15 with or separation from the surface 22a of the ring 22 forming the valve seat-is accomplished at all times with practically no pressure between their faces,there yby reducing the cutting action of the `fluid xor liquid controlled by said valve to a minimum. .Y

In addition, my improved construction 5 provides a valve seat set some distance youtwardly from the wall of the opening 23 admitting steaml or other fluid, thereby preventing direct discharge of the -liquid or fluid past the valve againstkv the gasket or` packingvcarried by the same. In my improvedI valve structure, the force 'ofj this fluid, steam, water,'&c., lis directed against the curved surfaces 25 and 26 formed on the retaining ring 17 and valve seat ring .22, 15 respectively, which surfaces are designed to absorb the cutting action 'and deflect the passing fluid or liquid In valves of thisr character, difliculty has always been experienced in packing the stern if the stem is leakin and it becomes necessary to repack the same, the pressure following along the stem would tend to lift the packing from its seat, thereby preventoperator, in the case of steam or dangerous fluids or gases, in other instances', This feature of my invention, for which, however, no claim is made herein,lconsists in providing means for diverting 'anyleaking steam, liquid, or otherfluid passing along'the stem 4 before it reaches the packing chamber 5. In the arrangement shown in-jFig. 1, this 35 may be accomplished by means of small pet "cocksSO and 31 tapped into the upper portion of the bonnet 2, one pet cock being disposed pposite the threads of the valve stem, and the other adjacent a recess 32 providing of the same. As may e readily'understood, I

ing proper filling of the same, 1n one inj stance, while endangering the hands of the4 an expansion chamber just below the pack-- ing chamber 5. When the packing is to be f renewed, thevalve is opened-'tothe full ex tent, and an annular,ange?) onthe collar 11 is designed to `enterfa recess'fr in the 4bonnet 2 and substantially pack the same to i prevent leakage of steam, gas, or other fluid along the threaded stem. As often occurs, however, it is not practicabletollake this joint tight, hence the desirability of employing meansfor tapping or diverting the leaking steam,whot water, andthe like, before it reaches the packing ,chamber.,

'Ina valve structurertlie,4 combinat'OIlof a valve casingV having, awalll lor diaphragm with an openingtherein, .a valvefseat ring within said opening and havinga, plurality of ,spaced apart valve contacting f surfaces, one of which is outwardly disposed vwith respect to the'Qopeniiig through they ring, aj valve stem, a valve Vpiece: carried'thereby, a

plurality of packingl rings carried' by said valvepiece `for engagement lwith the yrespectivek contacting surfaces tof sald ,seat ring,

a disk member for positioning said packing rings onthe valve piece,y means for securing said disk member, and the IpackiI/igf rings tothe valve, piece,j said disk .member and valve yseat ring beingfannu'larly recessed so as to form an annular expansion chamber, 

